che, a baluardo dell\'italianita` - as a landmark of the Italian nation ( translation glossary) Other,

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Italian term or phrase:	che, a baluardo dell'italianita`
English translation:	as a landmark of the Italian nation
Entered by:	Mauro Baglieri

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19:53 Oct 4, 2004

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Italian term or phrase: che, a baluardo dell'italianita`

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Ivana Micheli KudoZ activity Questions: 771 (16 open) (3 without valid answers) (33 closed without grading) Answers: 2137 United Kingdom
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Ivana Micheli (asker): 22:50 Oct 4, 2004: context - il Monumento alla Vittoria, inaugurato a Bolzano nel 1928 e fermamente voluto da Mussolini (strumentalizzando la figura del socialista e irredentista Battisti), a baluardo dell’italianità, sul cui frontone campeggiano tuttora le parole...

as a landmark of the Italian nation

Explanation:
my best shot:-)

Selected response from:

Mauro Baglieri
Italy
Local time: 17:27

Note from asker to answerer

Sounds good to me! (and thanks for all your help)
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +4

which, standing as a bulwark of all that is Italian

Angela Arnone

the bastion/epitome of Italian character

Rick Henry

as a landmark of the Italian nation

Mauro Baglieri

which, as a bastion of the Italian spirit

Jane Griffiths

which (or who), as a bastion of "Italianness"

Francesca Pegazzano

Answers

16 mins confidence:

the bastion/epitome of Italian character

Explanation:
Without any context, this is the literal translation.

HTH.

R.
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Rick Henry
United States
Local time: 08:27
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 20

16 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +4

which, standing as a bulwark of all that is Italian

Explanation:
Bit difficult without some more context!
Ciao
Angela

Angela Arnone
Italy
Local time: 17:27
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 85

18 mins confidence:

which, as a bastion of the Italian spirit

Explanation:
Is this about a person or a place? Please give more context. There are also other possible translations of italianità which I might offer if I knew the context.

Jane Griffiths
United Kingdom
Local time: 16:27
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 39

1 hr confidence:

which (or who), as a bastion of "Italianness"

Explanation:
I have heard "Italianness" used nowadays, but better in inverted commas as "poetic licence"

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Note added at 3 hrs 6 mins (2004-10-04 22:59:37 GMT)
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given the context, \"Italianness\" is definitely used to express the Fascist idea of \"italianità\"

http://www.fsu.edu/~modlang/syllabiall/FOL39301.htm
http://www.brookes.ac.uk/schools/humanities/Roger/FASREL.doc
http://www.ex.ac.uk/geography/tourism/gltrg/Events/London/cr...

Francesca Pegazzano
Italy
Local time: 17:27
Native speaker of:

English,

Italian

1 day50 mins confidence:

a baluardo dell'italianita`

as a landmark of the Italian nation

Explanation:
my best shot:-)

Mauro Baglieri
Italy
Local time: 17:27
Native speaker of:

Italian
PRO pts in category: 12

Note from asker to answerer

Sounds good to me! (and thanks for all your help)

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Italian: che, a baluardo dell'italianita`

English translation: as a landmark of the Italian nation